Hi Ladies!
This past week was my sister’s birthday. When she called me to arrange us getting together, I realized with much gratitude to Hashem that her birthday marks one year to a very momentous occasion in my personal life.
Last year, on her birthday, we studied together, as is customary in Kaballistic tradition for one’s birthday: to set aside time to reflect, to study, to gather and to bless each other.
What we studied that day inspired a string of miracles in my life.
We were learning a Chassidic insight into the Hebrew Month called Elul, which begins this upcoming Tuesday. The month of Elul is the last Hebrew month of the year, and is a month of reflection and return to our Divine Creator. Hashem gives us a period of one month to completely transform our reality of the previous year. In the month of Elul, “The King is in the Field.”
When the King is in the palace, one must pass through all the gates and guards, and much “red tape” to get in to the Inner Chambers to greet the King. In this time of year, in the month of Elul, Hashem is “in the fields” ready and available to each and every one of us, in our mundane everyday lives.
Hashem only asks us to “turn and greet the King.” In Chassidic tradition, the “turning” represents stepping out of our regular habits in order to live a more connected life. It means to return with all of our love to Hashem, and in this returning, with true love, our very actions of the past are transformed from misdeeds to merits- and to stepping stools along our path in order to bring us to an even higher level of connection and longing.
And then, in that “greeting the King,” we may ask for whatever we truly desire, and Hashem is available with an open and abundant Hand.
So, a few mornings later, I was sitting in my car, running late to drop off my daughter to school, and even later for a meeting, and I began to talk to G-d.
I said- “Hashem, look at me, I’m running late to school, later to a meeting, my car is not the cleanest, and I have all these visions for what can truly happen for women out there. Two years ago, I committed to doing something truly inspiring and healing for women with all the Chassidic wisdom I have been so blessed to learn- I looked for a place, haven’t found one yet, and look at me- I am barely organized myself. In the merit of the soul of Rivky Holtzberg (a very special woman who I committed to naming the project after,) help me with this. I am handing this over to You- now You please show me the way.”
That was the very month that we found the beautiful space on Montana Avenue for The Women’s Spirit Center- Rivkah’s Tent. And the rest is History!
So I challenge you all to join me on a journey of 30 days, starting this Tuesday, of “Turning aside to Greeting the King.”
Let’s together take a Step out, and step in. Step out of your comfort zone, and into Hashem’s Presence. Love Shira
Have a wonderful week, and please scroll down for our wonderful schedule of classes this week,
Shira (310) 714-2067
This past week was my sister’s birthday. When she called me to arrange us getting together, I realized with much gratitude to Hashem that her birthday marks one year to a very momentous occasion in my personal life.
Last year, on her birthday, we studied together, as is customary in Kaballistic tradition for one’s birthday: to set aside time to reflect, to study, to gather and to bless each other.
What we studied that day inspired a string of miracles in my life.
We were learning a Chassidic insight into the Hebrew Month called Elul, which begins this upcoming Tuesday. The month of Elul is the last Hebrew month of the year, and is a month of reflection and return to our Divine Creator. Hashem gives us a period of one month to completely transform our reality of the previous year. In the month of Elul, “The King is in the Field.”
When the King is in the palace, one must pass through all the gates and guards, and much “red tape” to get in to the Inner Chambers to greet the King. In this time of year, in the month of Elul, Hashem is “in the fields” ready and available to each and every one of us, in our mundane everyday lives.
Hashem only asks us to “turn and greet the King.” In Chassidic tradition, the “turning” represents stepping out of our regular habits in order to live a more connected life. It means to return with all of our love to Hashem, and in this returning, with true love, our very actions of the past are transformed from misdeeds to merits- and to stepping stools along our path in order to bring us to an even higher level of connection and longing.
And then, in that “greeting the King,” we may ask for whatever we truly desire, and Hashem is available with an open and abundant Hand.
So, a few mornings later, I was sitting in my car, running late to drop off my daughter to school, and even later for a meeting, and I began to talk to G-d.
I said- “Hashem, look at me, I’m running late to school, later to a meeting, my car is not the cleanest, and I have all these visions for what can truly happen for women out there. Two years ago, I committed to doing something truly inspiring and healing for women with all the Chassidic wisdom I have been so blessed to learn- I looked for a place, haven’t found one yet, and look at me- I am barely organized myself. In the merit of the soul of Rivky Holtzberg (a very special woman who I committed to naming the project after,) help me with this. I am handing this over to You- now You please show me the way.”
That was the very month that we found the beautiful space on Montana Avenue for The Women’s Spirit Center- Rivkah’s Tent. And the rest is History!
So I challenge you all to join me on a journey of 30 days, starting this Tuesday, of “Turning aside to Greeting the King.”
Let’s together take a Step out, and step in. Step out of your comfort zone, and into Hashem’s Presence. Love Shira
Have a wonderful week, and please scroll down for our wonderful schedule of classes this week,
Shira (310) 714-2067
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